Business Analyst

Contract

Evans is seeking a Business Analyst to join one of their growing contracts supporting the Federal Reserve Board. This role will support the development, implementation, continuous improvement, and maintenance of an examiner workflow tool that will replace and enhance a legacy system leveraging AWS cloud services. The Business Analyst will work closely with the product owner and development team to ensure a shared understanding of desired outcomes, capturing requirements and updating user stories throughout the project lifecycle.

The ideal candidate is well-versed in Agile methodologies, experienced with AWS Gov Cloud UI application development, and comfortable facilitating ceremonies and driving backlog health.

Location details: This role is on-site 5 days/week at Federal Reserve Board Headquarters.

• Capture, analyze, specify, verify, and manage business and system requirements for a web-based UI and data-driven application.
• Develop and maintain high-quality user stories with clear acceptance criteria, prioritization, and effort estimation.
• Facilitate backlog refinement sessions and Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, stand-ups, retrospectives, and sprint reviews.
• Assist with release management and Program Increment (PI) planning sessions.
• Partner with the product owner and development team to maintain a shared understanding of feature goals and desired outcomes.
• Support the migration from a legacy system to a modern AWS Gov Cloud-based examiner workflow tool.
• Produce clear, well-structured business requirements documentation; writing samples may be requested.
• Identify and surface risks, dependencies, and blockers to keep delivery on track.

• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Computing Information Systems, Computer Science, or a relevant technical discipline.
• Minimum 10 years of experience leading projects or key business initiatives.
• At least 2 years of IT portfolio and customer relationship management experience.
• At least one of the following certifications or equivalent: PMP, PMI-ACP, PMI-PBA, Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), or Certified Scrum Master (CSM).
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Experience working on AWS Gov Cloud User Interface (UI) application development projects.
• Strong experience working in the Agile space:
  Scrum, Kanban, and SAFe.
• Direct experience facilitating backlog refinement and assisting with release management and PI planning.
• U.S. Citizenship is required for this position.

Evans, Inc. is a growing firm doing consequential work. We partner with federal agencies — FAA, Navy, Air Force, and others — to implement technology, develop work forces, and drive lasting organizational change. The work is complex, the stakes are real, and the people we serve depend on us to get it right.

What you'll find here is an environment that rewards curiosity, pushes you to think past the obvious answer, and holds everyone accountable for results. We bring integrity to every engagement and the courage to say what needs to be said, even when it's not the easy path.

We're a tight-knit team of people who genuinely care about the work and each other. If you do your best thinking in an environment that values creativity, honesty, and service — and you want to do it alongside people who hold themselves to the same standard — you'll fit here.

We believe one of the major benefits of working at Evans is our award-winning culture of ongoing learning and professional growth, with a focus on collaboration, innovation, flexibility, and wellness. But aside from our culture, we also offer a very comprehensive benefits package:

• Supporting Work-Life Integration
• Professional Development & Educational Assistance w/ Extensive Growth Resources
• Annual Discretionary Bonus, Spot Bonus, and Peer Recognition Programs
• Paid Maternity & Paternity Leave
• Medical/Dental/Vision Benefits
• Company-Paid Life Insurance
• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability Benefits
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) & Health Savings Accounts (HSA)
• Generous PTO & Paid Holidays
• 401(k) Retirement Plan, Evans' Contribution and 100% Vesting